5 SCREEEECH!

CHAPTER 5 SCREEEECH! Like a secret agent in sneakers, Alexander crept through the empty cafeteria. Some lunch ladies and a lunch man were busy cooking something green with purple chunks. Or is it purple with green chunks? thought Alexander. A small blackboard hung on the wall.

第五章尖叫！亚历山大像一个穿着运动鞋的特工，蹑手蹑脚地穿过空荡荡的自助餐厅。 几个送午餐的女士和一个送午餐的男人正忙着做一些带紫色块的绿色食物。 还是紫色带绿块？ 认为亚历山大。墙上挂着一块小黑板。

MENU MONDAY CHEF'S CHOICE TUESDAY CHEF'S 2nd CHOICE WEDNESDAY LEFTOVERS OF CHEF'S 1st CHOICE THURSDAY CHEF'S NEXT-TO-LAST CHOICE FRIDAY THE CHEF HAD NO SAY IN THE MATTER. Alexander took down the blackboard. Okay, he thought. I just need to bring this to Mr. Hoarsely and DING! The elevator doors slid open. Alexander dove behind a fake fern, almost dropping the blackboard. and here we have the last part of our tour: the cafeteria," said Principal Vanderpants.

菜单星期一厨师的选择星期二厨师的第二选择星期三厨师的第一选择的剩菜星期四厨师的倒数第二选择星期五厨师在这件事上没有发言权。 亚历山大把黑板取下来。 好吧，他想。我只需要把这个带给沙哑先生和丁！电梯门滑开了。 亚历山大躲到一棵假蕨类植物后面，差点把黑板弄掉。 这里是我们参观的最后一站：自助餐厅。”范德帕斯校长说。

Alexander peeked over the fake fern. Ms. Vanderpants came out of the elevator, followed by a masked woman in padded clothing. "Terrific," said the masked woman. Or maybe she had said "Jurassic." Her voice was muffled by the mask. "I'm pleased you could fill in on such short notice," said Ms. Vanderpants. "It's unlike Mr. Hoarsely to just disappear."

亚历山大从假蕨类植物上偷看了一眼。 范德帕斯走出电梯，后面跟着一名穿着棉衣的蒙面女子。 “太棒了，”蒙面女人说。 或者她说的是“侏罗纪”。 她的声音被面具遮住了。 “我很高兴你能在这么短的时间内顶替我。” Vanderpants。“就这么消失了，不像沙哑先生。”

Disappear? thought Alexander. The two women walked into the cafeteria. Alexander clutched the blackboard and slipped into the elevator just before the doors closed. He pushed 1 for the first-floor lobby. DING! Alexander burst out of the elevator. He looked out the lobby window: The ground was carpeted with night crawlers. The sky was still overcast, but the clouds were thinning out. He sprinted to the front desk. "Mr. Hoarsely! I need your—" Alexander stopped short. The desk was a mess. Papers were scattered about. The phone was off the hook. And Mr. Hoarsely was not there.

消失?认为亚历山大。 两个女人走进了自助餐厅。 亚历山大抓住黑板，在电梯关门之前溜进了电梯。 他向一楼大厅走去。 丁!亚历山大冲出电梯。 他从大厅的窗户往外看，地上爬满了夜行动物。 天空仍然阴云密布，但云渐渐稀疏了。 他飞快地跑到前台。 ”嘶哑地先生!我需要你的——”亚历山大突然停住了。 桌子上乱七八糟。文件到处都是。 电话挂掉了。 沙哑先生也不在那里。

Alexander picked up the receiver. "Hello?" Silence. Alexander hung up the phone. Mr. Hoarsely has disappeared, he thought. And it looks like he left in a hurry! The room brightened. A sunbeam broke through the clouds, shining on the worms below. "No!" Alexander lunged across the desk and grabbed the microphone. "Take this!" he yelled, raking his fingernails across the blackboard. SCREEEEECH! A terrible sound thundered through the building. Oops, thought Alexander. The microphone was still set to INSIDE.

亚历山大拿起话筒。 “喂?”沉默。亚历山大挂了电话。 他想，沙哑先生不见了。 看起来他走得很匆忙！房间里亮了起来。 一缕阳光透过云层，照在下面的虫子身上。 “不!”亚历山大冲过桌子，抓起麦克风。 “拿着这个！”他喊道，指甲在黑板上擦来擦去。 SCREEEEECH !一声可怕的声音响彻大楼。 哎呀，亚历山大想。麦克风仍然调到INSIDE。

DING! The elevator doors slid open. "Alexander!" Ms. Vanderpants rushed out. "We do not play on the intercom!" Alexander quickly flipped the switch to OUTSIDE and scratched the blackboard again. SCREEEEECH! He looked out the window. The night crawlers were now bathed in sunlight. But they just kept wiggling. None of them grew as big as a school bus, and none of them ate anyone. I was wrong, thought Alexander. They're just plain old worms. He relaxed a little. "Everyone's going to be fine," he said. A firm hand squeezed his shoulder. "I don't think everyone's going to be fine," said Ms. Vanderpants. "My office. Now."

丁!电梯门滑开了。 “亚历山大!”范德培斯女士冲了出来。 “我们不玩对讲机！”亚历山大迅速把开关转到OUTSIDE，又在黑板上划了一下。 SCREEEEECH !他向窗外望去。 夜行动物现在沐浴在阳光下。 但它们只是不停地摆动。 没有一只长得像校车那么大，也没有一只吃人。 我错了，亚历山大想。 它们只是普通的老虫子。 他放松了一点。“大家都会没事的，”他说。 一只有力的手捏了捏他的肩膀。 “我不认为每个人都会很好，”她说。 Vanderpants。“我的办公室。现在。”